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Sandra Esquiva-Hesse

Partner

Restructuring & Special Situations

Sandra Esquiva-Hesse is extremely good - she is super energetic and very hard-working

— Chambers Europe 2024

Emailsandra.esquiva-hesse@dlapiper.com

Call+33 1 40 152 419

Paris

About

Sandra Esquiva-Hesse has been practicing for over 20 years. She has built up a strong experience with clients including international companies (mainly mid and large-cap companies), entrepreneurs, investors or financial institutions in their corporate, financing, structuring or restructuring (carve-out, special situations, distress M&A), out-of-court work-out, insolvency and liquidation proceedings operations, and related dispute resolution and litigation. She has significant experience in multinational transactions and litigations.

Areas of FocusRestructuring Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation Arbitration and Investigations Finance

Professional QualificationsAttorney-at-law admitted with the Supreme Court of New YorkAvocat à la Cour admitted to the Paris Bar

EXPERIENCE

Advised a leading international Credit Insurer of a French major financial institution within the context of of an air-carrier cross-border DIP proceeding (US Chapter 11 and EU based insolvency proceedings), coordinated enforcement actions over security interests over aircrafts and parts and settlement
Advised an Infrastructure investment fund in a EUR100m to EUR150m Investment, Divestiture and Merger after debt restructure in and Infrastructure mid-cap grou...

Advised a leading international Credit Insurer of a French major financial institution within the context of of an air-carrier cross-border DIP proceeding (US Chapter 11 and EU based insolvency proceedings), coordinated enforcement actions over security interests over aircrafts and parts and settlement
Advised an Infrastructure investment fund in a EUR100m to EUR150m Investment, Divestiture and Merger after debt restructure in and Infrastructure mid-cap group.
Advised a leading French Financial institution in the context of the receivership proceeding of one of French hotel operating group and its representation as creditor controller within such receivership (insolvency proceeding) (more than EUR50m exposure)
Advised a US based Investment fund in the context of its financial exposure as bondholder of an issuer within a French publicly traded led group of companies
Advising a leading UK headquartered industrial group with fast-paced audit and acquisition bid of distressed industrial plants in France within an in-bankruptcy-court sale auction process
Advised the liquidator within the largest liquidation incurred within its jurisdiction including 25 jurisdictions and coordinated with such liquidator local attorney, divestiture of French affiliated branch and coordinated a cross-border restructuring team to cover other jurisdictions
Advised a major Pharma player with risk assessment and contingency planning of supply chain risk exposure to distressed supplier with little alternative supply options
Advised a UK based financial institution provider of derivatives product in relation to the debt restructuring a world leader in international trading and distribution of polymers, with a non-aligned financial exposure within such debtor financial institutions group and continuity of services to third party acquirer of business units of such debtor
Advised a major US headquartered retailer with the closure of its stores and implemented a French court homologated sale plan to a third-party group and supported a cross-border franchise agreement to such third party
Advised a publicly traded on the NYSE tier I automotive manufacturer, with the closure and redundancy plan of its French plant, with alternative divestiture, redeployment, sale and disposal of assets to third parties and redeployment, and global restructuring assessment and strategy.

Languages

Education

Columbia Law School, LLM, 1998

Universita degli studi di Bologna, Doctoratto di ricerca, 1997

Université Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne, Post Graduate Degrees 1996, 1995, Master of law - 1994

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Restructuring/Insolvency, Band 5, Chambers Europe 2024
Stand out lawyer 2024, Thomson Reuters,
Lexology, nominated in the Restructuring & Insolvency 2025 category

Prior Experience

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Sandra has worked in international law firms US and UK headquartered, before and after founding her own firm, which was absorbed by a French Law firm in 2016.

Memberships and Affiliations

Sandra Esquiva-Hesse is a member of several professional associations. She co-founded the French Forum of International Women Forum and is the current President of IWFF. She is also a member of IFPPC, AFFIC, ARE and the French American Foundation. She is Trustee of the Hertford British Hospital Charity.